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Unit 7: East Asia Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Korean peninsula is divided between North and South Korea. What form of government does North Korea have?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Communist

d)

Nazi

2.

__________________________ is caused when an earthquake happens near or below the sea levels.

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

None of the above

3.

Which two East Asian countries have the largest economies?

a)

China & North Korea

b)

China & Taiwan

c)

China & South Korea

d)

China & Japan

4.

Japan is one of the largest economies in the world, but must import what for its economy?

a)

raw materials

b)

cars

c)

clean water

d)

computer parts

5.

What country is represented by the letter "A"?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Sea of Japan

d)

Hong Kong

6.
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
North Korea
d)
Russia
7.
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
North Korea
d)
South Korea
8.
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
Japan
9.
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
South Korea
d)
Taiwan
10.
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
South Korea
d)
Taiwan
11.
a)
East China Sea
b)
South China Sea
c)
Yellow Sea
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
12.
a)
East China Sea
b)
South China Sea
c)
Yellow Sea
d)
Sea of Japan
13.
a)
East China Sea
b)
South China Sea
c)
Sea of Japan
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
14.

Which river is outlined red?

a)
Yangtze River
b)

Huang He River

c)
Indus River
d)
Ganges River
15.
a)
Yangtze River
b)

Huang He River

c)
Ganges River
d)
Indus River
16.
a)
Gobi Desert
b)
Takla Makan Desert
c)
Qinghai Xizang Plateau
d)
Junggar Basin
17.

What City is this?

a)

Beijing

b)

Hong Kong

18.

What City is this?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Hong Kong

19.

What is the area that is colored?

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

North China Plain

20.

What is the highest mountain in Japan?

a)

Mount Fuji

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Mount Kiliminjaro

d)

Taebaek Mountains

21.

The predominant religion of Japan is

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Christianity

22.
Where are North and South Korea divided?
a)
on the 40th parallel
b)
on the 38th parallel
c)
halfway between the countries
d)
on the coastline
23.
What is the cause of tsunamis?
a)
lightning strikes the water causing a huge wave
b)
tectonic plates shifting from an earthquake on the ocean floor
c)
it's the result of a storm and the same as a hurricane
d)
Most Asians believe it's a result of their God being angry
24.

The Three Gorges Dam has helped China but has caused many problems. Which one is NOT a problem?

a)

Abundance of hydroelectricity

b)

flooded over 1000 villages

c)

destroyed land and homes

d)

Took away jobs from the mining industry

25.

How did Chinese farmers adapt to be able to grow crops in a high-elevation environment?

a)

Terraced Farming

b)

Navigational Charts

c)

Living in Yurts

d)

Underground Construction

26.

Most people live near sources of _________________.

a)

Water

b)

Oil

c)

Diamonds

d)

Coal

27.
Where does the majority of China's population live and why?
a)
In the north because they are protected by the Great Wall of China
b)
in the East because there is rich soil and fresh water
c)
only in the cities because of good jobs
d)
in the east because of beaches and restaurants
28.

In what way has the opening of the Three Gorges Dam affected the movement of goods in China?

a)

Shanghai’s harbor has been deepened.

b)

Overland routes have been cut by the dam.

c)

Ocean-going ships are able to travel farther inland.

d)

Travel between China’s northern and southern regions is easier.

29.
How does the Ring of Fire affect the physical geography of this region?
a)
abundance of volcanoes
b)
frequent earthquakes
c)
destructive tsunamis
d)
all of these
30.
Where are most urban centers in China located?
a)
West 
b)
North
c)
East
d)
South
31.

Which religion or philosophy teaches a strong respect for elders?

a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Confucianism
32.

The Three Gorges Dam in China was built to control flooding but has negative consequences like ....

a)

causing the economy to suffer

b)

causing a water shortage

c)

causing citizens to move because their homes are now underwater

d)

causing political unrest

33.

What East Asia Country is an archipelago?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

Mongolia

34.

Which country in Southeast Asia is landlocked?

a)

China

b)

Taiwan

c)

Mongolia

d)

Korea

35.

Types of jobs that deal with pulling resources directly from the earth. (Mining, farming, logging, fishing, etc)

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

36.

Types of jobs that deal with making a product; think manufacturing and processing (Working in a factory, a papermill, an automobile assembly plant)

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

37.

What is the relationship between Taiwan and China?

a)

China doesn't recognize Taiwan's independence, Taiwan does not wish to rejoin China

b)

They are both within the Chinese Communist Government

c)

They are engaged in a Cold War whether neither side will communicate in any way

d)

They are moving towards a federated state of Unified China

38.

Which leader gained control of the Chinese mainland by 1949?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Chiang Kai-Shek

c)

Xi Jinping

d)

Deng Xiaoping

39.

Who was the first communist leader of China?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Xi Jinping

c)

Chou Enlai

d)

Deng Xiaoping

40.

What East Asian religion is based off of the teachings of the ancient Chinese philosopher, Confucius?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shintoism